/*
 * Copyright (C) 2009 M. Hautle.
 * 
 * This file is part of TrackedBean.
 * 
 * TrackedBean is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
 * Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 * TrackedBean is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with TrackedBean. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
package ch.trackedbean.copier.annotations;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;
import java.lang.annotation.*;

/**
 * Annotation defining the base class from which the annotated class will get it's values.<br>
 * All properties between the annotated class and the specified source class will be copied (if they have the same name in both beans!).<br>
 * Annotate properties to exclude with {@link IgnoreMapping}.
 * 
 * @author M. Hautle
 */
@Documented
@Target(TYPE)
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface SourceClass {
    /** The source class. */
    Class<?> value();
}
